WYMT Severe Weather Alert

Rounds of heavy rain will begin to move into the area later tonight, leading to the increased potential for flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area from now through Thursday and a Winter Storm Warning goes into effect tomorrow. As we head into Wednesday, temperatures will drop and transition our rain to sleet and eventually to snow. Most of the area could see several inches of snow and sleet before it's all said and done. Keep it locked right here for updates.

Severe Weather Alert

Rounds of heavy rain will begin to move into the area later tonight, leading to the increased potential for flooding. A Flood Watch is in effect for the entire area from now through Thursday and a Winter Storm Warning goes into effect tomorrow. As we head into Wednesday, temperatures will drop and transition our rain to sleet and eventually to snow. Most of the area could see several inches of snow and sleet before it's all said and done. Keep it locked right here for updates.

FDA panel backs first pill to block HIV infection

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - A panel of federal health advisers hasendorsed the first drug shown to prevent HIV infection in healthypeople, clearing the way for a potentially landmark approval in the30-year-old effort against the virus that causes AIDS.

In a series of votes, the Food and Drug Administration advisorypanel recommended approval of the daily pill Truvada for healthypeople who are at high risk of contracting HIV, including gay andbisexual men and heterosexual couples with one HIV-infected person.

The FDA is not required to follow the panel's advice, though itusually does. A final decision is expected by June 15.

Drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. already markets Truvada as atreatment for people who are infected with HIV.

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